John Faber Junior (c. 1684-1756)
KING WILLIAM I, KING WILLIAM II, KING HENRY I, KING STEPHAN c.1731
Mezzotint | 36.0 x 26.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 603950
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Mezzotint of William I, William II, Henry I and King Stephan. Each bust length in semi-circular niche with titles and dates below. From John Faber the Younger's series of ten plates of English Kings and Queens, from William I to Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland. First state, plate one of ten. Only plate to include publisher's address, 'Sold by Tho: Bowles in St Pauls Church Yard, and John Bowles at Mercers Hall in Cheapside London.' Unusual to find print intact as most often the individual portraits were cut from the plate to distribute individually.
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Medium and techniques
Mezzotint
Measurements
36.0 x 26.1 cm (sheet of paper)
35.2 x 25.1 cm (platemark)
35.0 x 25.0 cm (image)
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O'D : O'Donoghue, F., 1908. Engraved British Portraits Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. Volume I-V, London – O'D (Groups) p.65JCS : British Mezzotinto Portraits / by John Chaloner Smith, London 1884 – JCS I, p.343: 124
